Authentic Indian lobular rosewood with clear leaves.

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Indian lobular rosewood is a kind of rosewood, also known as sandalwood rosewood, and its origin is India. Deciduous trees, 20 ~ 25m high, dark brown bark and straight trunk. Leaves alternate, odd pinnate compound leaves, drooping; Leaflets alternate, 7 ~ 12, oval, acute at the apex, dull at the root, leathery, entire, stipules linear, caducous.

Indian lobular rosewood flowers are small, golden yellow, butterfly-shaped and fragrant axillary racemes or panicles. Pod, oblate and brown, contains 1 ~ 2 seeds, and the outer edge of pod has a circle of flat wings, which can help the fruit unfold. The flowering period is 4 ~ 5 months, and the fruiting period is 8 ~ 10 month. It can be cultivated in sparse forests on raw slopes.

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Indian lobular rosewood, also known as sandalwood rosewood, has a sour aroma when cut; Its sawdust is orange; The new heartwood section is orange, and some old building demolition materials are orange, which is red after air oxidation and dark purple after a long time; Brown eyes or brown lines can be seen on the surface of wood, and cow hair lines are more common.

Indian lobular rosewood is one of the rarest and most precious wood species in the world, which has the characteristics of hardness, fragrance, good color and texture. Indian lobular rosewood is the top material in furniture, and its furniture is natural and unique in wood grain, carving pattern, pattern and color. Furniture made of this kind of "gold in wood" can not only highlight the taste and vitality of collectors, but also show the infinite vitality of China's classical culture.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Indian lobular rosewood